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60 second science: Nanoparticles
Kent-based Naneum make portable miniaturised instruments to sniff out and identify nanoparticles in the atmosphere. Their instruments are being used to investigate climate change, assess workplace...
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Real-time 3D microscopy
By returning to the very basics of how a microscope forms an image, Aurox have built a very simple instrument to provide affordable 3D imaging for laboratory microscopes. “We modify the illumination of...
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60 second science: Medical micropump
Increasing demand for more portable medical devices led The Technology Partnership to design small, noiseless, high-volume air pumps allowing patients to carry on with daily life rather than staying in...
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Self-updating LCD shelf labels
ZBD Solutions has developed a special low-power, black and white LCD display that holds an image even when no power is applied. By applying a sub-micron texture onto the glass surface of a liquid...
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60 second science: 3D microscopic imaging
By returning to the very basics of how a microscope forms an image, Aurox have built a very simple instrument to provide affordable 3D imaging for laboratory microscopes. Aurox is the winner of a 2012...
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Sound economics: a silent micropump for medicine
Increasing demand for more portable medical devices led The Technology Partnership (TTP) to design small, noiseless, high-volume air pumps allowing patients to carry on with daily life rather than...
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60 second science: Liquid crystal labels
ZBD Solutions has developed a special low-power, black and white LCD display that holds an image even when no power is applied. ZBD Solutions is the winner of a 2012 Innovation Award from the Institute...
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Nanoparticle nose
A tiny fraction of a millimetre in size, nanoparticles in the environment are made naturally by volcanos, sea-spray and chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Nanoparticles can also come from welding...
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‘Pans on scenery are bunk': John Grierson’s notes on shooting documentary...
On the website of The Grierson Trust, there is a great section about John Grierson, the “father of documentary.” In one of the articles you can see Grierson’s notes on using a camera. He gave these to...
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On Aldeburgh Beach
I went down to the beach one morning to watch the sunrise and found the fishermen landing their catch, so stopped to watch and then bought some fish for dinner. Delicious! The light was beautiful, and...
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